Ah, there’s the governess voice. All stern and disapproving. It makes me feel like a naughty schoolboy.

Catherine went still. Her eyes closed against a sudden wet sting. 'Did you accept her proposal?' Leo nuzzled tenderly into the hollow beneath her ear. 'Of course not, pea-goose.

Sometimes silence was easiest, when the only word left was good-bye.

That drew a mocking laugh from Lillian. “Really, someone should tell St. Vincent that he’s a living cliché. He has become the embodiment of everything they say about reformed rakes.

I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. -Ella Varner

I'd sell my soul to have you. In my whole life, you'll always be what I wanted most." ~ Hardy Cates

Dane was shaking his head firmly. "Don't bring it here, Ella. No babies." I gave him a dark look. "What if it were a baby polar bear or a baby Galapagos penguin? I bet you'd want it then." "I'd make an exception for endangered species," he allowed. "This baby is endangered. It's with my mother.